Louis Gossett Jr.

Buck Walter

A Raisin in the Sun(1961)

6.5

George Murchison

Daktari(1966)

Mkono

Cowboy in Africa(1967)

Fulah, Joseph Hemera

The Invaders(1967)

5.5

Ollie

The Mod Squad(1968)

Smitty, Lloyd, Charley Jameson

Companions in Nightmare(1968)

Lt. Adam McKay

Love, American Style(1969)

Freddy

The Bill Cosby Show(1969)

Hurricane Smith

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors(1969)

Dr. Karnes

The Bushbaby(1969)

Tembo

The Partridge Family(1970)

Sam Simon

The Landlord(1970)

4.5

Copee Johnson

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law(1971)

Lt. Carl Fellows

Skin Game(1971)

Jason O'Rourke

Travels with My Aunt(1972)

4.6

Wordsworth

The Laughing Policeman(1973)

4.9

Insp. James Larrimore SFPD

The Rockford Files(1974)

6.4

Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien, Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes

The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

O'Flaherty

Little House on the Prairie(1974)

6.7

Henry Hill

The White Dawn(1974)

Portagee

Harry O(1974)

Cleon Jackson

Petrocelli(1974)

Kurt Olson, DA, District Attorney Kurt Olson

It's Good to Be Alive(1974)

Sam Brockington

Sidekicks(1974)

Jason O'Rourke

Black Bart(1975)

Black Bart

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within poster

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within(1975)

Otis James

J.D.'s Revenge(1976)

Rev. Elija Bliss

The River Niger(1976)

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Roots(1977)

6.1

Fiddler

The Deep(1977)

4.6

Henri Cloche

The Choirboys(1977)

Calvin Motts

Little Ladies of the Night(1977)

Russ Garfield

Freeman(1977)

Rex

The Critical List(1978)

Lem Harper

To Kill a Cop(1978)

Everett Walker

To Kill a Cop(1978)

Everett Walker

Backstairs at the White House(1979)

Levi Mercer, Houseman

The Lazarus Syndrome(1979)

MacArthur St. Clair

The Lazarus Syndrome(1979)

Dr. MacArthur St. Clair

Lawman Without a Gun(1979)

Tom Hayward

It Rained All Night the Day I Left poster

It Rained All Night the Day I Left(1980)

Leo Garcia

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige poster

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige(1981)

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Sergeant Emil Foley

The Powers of Matthew Star(1982)

Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai)

Director

Benny's Place(1982)

Benny Moore

Jaws 3-D(1983)

3.1

Calvin Bouchard

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die poster

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die(1983)

narrator

Finders Keepers(1984)

Century

The Guardian(1984)

John Mack

Enemy Mine(1985)

Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Iron Eagle(1986)

4.2

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Firewalker(1986)

3.9

Leo Porter

The Principal(1987)

5.2

Jake Phillips

A Gathering of Old Men(1987)

Mathu

American Experience(1988)

5.4

Narrator (voice)

Iron Eagle II(1988)

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Roots: The Gift(1988)

Fiddler

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July(1988)

Big John Creed

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play(1988)

Sam

The Punisher(1989)

4.3

Jake Berkowitz

Captain Planet and the Planeteers poster

Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

5.5

Commander Clash (voice)

El Diablo(1990)

Van Leek

Sudie and Simpson(1990)

Simpson

Toy Soldiers(1991)

5.1

Dean Parker

Cover-Up(1991)

2.4

Lou Jackson

The Josephine Baker Story(1991)

Sidney Williams

Carolina Skeletons(1991)

James Bragg

Keeper of the City(1991)

Det. James Dela

Picket Fences(1992)

6.2

Rick Jennings

Iron Eagle III(1992)

2.6

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Diggstown(1992)

"Honey" Roy Palmer

Gridiron Gang(1992)

Host

Return to Lonesome Dove(1993)

Isom Pickett

Monolith(1993)

Capt. MacCandless

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations poster

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations(1993)

Leonard Clay

Ellen(1994)

4.8

Sgt. Timko

Touched by an Angel(1994)

Anderson Walker

ER(1994)

6.6

Leo Malcolm

Blue Chips(1994)

4.8

Father Dawkins (uncredited)

A Good Man in Africa(1994)

3.5

Prof. Sam Adekunle

Flashfire(1994)

Ben Durand

Curse of the Starving Class(1994)

Ellis

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice poster

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice(1994)

Ray Alexander

Iron Eagle on the Attack(1995)

2.3

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

A Father for Charlie(1995)

Walter Osgood

Executive Producer

Zooman(1995)

Rueben Tate

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder(1995)

Ray Alexander

Early Edition(1996)

6.1

Jim Matthews

Promised Land(1996)

Anderson Walker

Managua(1996)

Paul

Inside(1996)

Questioner

Executive Producer

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story poster

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story(1996)

James Mink

Stargate SG-1(1997)

7.3

Gerak

In His Father's Shoes(1997)

Frank Crosby / Richard

Executive Producer

To Dance with Olivia(1997)

Daniel Stewart

Executive Producer

Hercules(1998)

5.6

Chiron (voice)

Legend of the Mummy(1998)

Corbeck

The Inspectors(1998)

Inspector Frank Hughes

Family Guy(1999)

6.6

Drill Sargent (voice)

Y2K(1999)

Morgan

Strange Justice(1999)

Vernon Jordan

Love Songs(1999)

Reuben

Director

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence poster

The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence(2000)

Frank

The Color of Love: Jacey's Story(2000)

Lou Hastings

Executive Producer

The Highwayman(2000)

Phil Bishop

For Love of Olivia(2001)

Daniel Stewart

Executive Producer

Half & Half(2002)

Ray Willis

The Dead Zone(2002)

Pastor David Lewis

Deceived(2002)

Col. David Garrett

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away poster

What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away(2002)

Dr. Barnes

Momentum(2003)

Raymond Addison

Jasper, Texas(2003)

R.C. Horn

The Batman(2004)

6.8

Lucius Fox (voice)

Left Behind: World at War(2005)

2.6

President Geral Fitzhugh

Lackawanna Blues(2005)

Ol'lem Taylor

Psych(2006)

6.7

Lloyd Marr

All In(2006)

Caps

Solar Attack(2006)

3.8

President Ryan Gordon

Club Soda(2006)

Doc

Daddy's Little Girls(2007)

5.6

Willie

Cover(2007)

Detective Hicks

Stories USA(2007)

Doc (segment "Club Soda")

Delgo(2008)

King Zahn (voice)

The Perfect Game(2009)

5.8

Cool Papa Bell

Amazing Racer(2009)

Max Donovan

Hawaii Five-0(2010)

6.7

Lou's father

Why Did I Get Married Too?(2010)

5.2

Porter

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots poster

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots(2010)

Executive Producer

The Grace Card(2011)

George Wright

Dog Jack(2011)

Grown up Jed

Smitty(2012)

Mr. Smith

The Undershepherd(2012)

Bishop Redford

Breaking at the Edge(2013)

3.3

Floyd

Miracle at Gate 213(2013)

Roy Peddington

Extant(2014)

4.9

Quinn

Madam Secretary(2014)

5.7

Laurent Vasseur

A Fighting Man(2014)

3.9

Cubby

The Dependables(2014)

Lou Jones

The Book of Negroes(2015)

Daddy Moses

The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

Duke Webster

Boiling Pot(2015)

Detective Haven

The Good Fight(2017)

6.3

Carl Reddick

King of the Dancehall(2017)

The Bishop

Double Play(2017)

Coco

Undercover Grandpa(2017)

4.2

Mother

Breaking Brooklyn(2018)

Miles Bryant

Watchmen(2019)

6.6

Old Man / Will Reeves

Supervized(2019)

Pendle

Foster Boy(2019)

Judge George Taylor

The Cuban(2020)

Luis Garcia

The Reason(2020)

Pastor Jim

Miracle in East Texas(2020)

Irving Tanner Jr.

Not to Forget(2021)

Pastor John

I Forgive(2021)

God (voice)

Three Months(2022)

5.8

Benny

The Color Purple(2023)

5.7

Ol' Mister

Outlaw Johnny Black(2023)

Reverend Tharrington (voice) (uncredited)

IF(2024)

Lewis (voice)

In Memory Of

Sin(2025)

Elijah

Unplugged